A WOMAN has died in hospital after a fire broke out within a care home in Glasgow.
Emergency services were called to the fire at Arcadia Gardens Care Home, Kerr Drive, Bridgeton, on Saturday at around 4.30pm.
Firefighters tackled the blaze and paramedics rushed two people to hospital.
A 54-year-old woman was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary to be treated but later died from her injuries.
A 78-year-old man was also brought to the same hospital receive treatment for smoke inhalation and was later released.
All other staff and residents were accounted for and no one else was injured.
Seven of the residents had to be housed temporarily at a nearby care home.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "A joint investigation between the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been launched to establish the exact cause of the fire, which is not thought to be suspicious at this time."
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